Executives from CRH meet with Caterpillar CEO Jim Umpleby and Group President Denise Johnson at Cat’s headquarters in Irving, Texas. (Image: Caterpillar)
Caterpillar announced it signed an electrification strategic agreement with CRH to advance the deployment of Cat’s zero-exhaust emissions solutions. The agreement will accelerate the deployment of Cat’s 70 to 100-ton-class, battery-electric, off-highway trucks and charging solutions at a CRH site in North America.
Through the agreement, CRH will participate in Caterpillar’s Early Learner program for battery electric off-highway trucks, testing and validating the units in real-world applications. CRH will also provide voice-of-customer feedback to address safety, performance, operational and compliance requirements for the aggregates industry.
CRH said the collaboration supports the company’s climate-related objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from its operations by utilizing more sustainable equipment.
“At CRH, we recognize that collaboration and innovation are critical to delivering our industry-leading decarbonization targets and achieving our ambition of net-zero by 2050,” said Scott Parson, president of Americas Materials at CRH. “Through this partnership with Caterpillar, we will advance the use of sustainable equipment in our operations and build on our shared commitment to a low-carbon future.”
CRH is the number one aggregates producer in North America and the first company in that industry to sign such an agreement with Caterpillar.
